
← Leaders & Legends6 Feb · 44 min
Reimagining Patient Support: George Kramb, CEO @ PatientPartner
<p>George Kramb, CEO and Founder of PatientPartner, shares the deeply personal story behind his company—a cancer diagnosis in his own family that revealed a critical gap in patient support. What started as a simple question ("Can I talk to someone who's been through this?") became the foundation for a platform connecting patients facing difficult healthcare decisions with mentors who've walked the same path.</p><p><br></p><p>George discusses how PatientPartner is transforming clinical trial recruitment and retention by fostering trust and relatability through peer-to-peer connections, his vision for true patient centricity where patients help build the protocols they'll participate in, and his goal to bridge the often-siloed clinical and commercial sides of pharma.</p><p><br></p><p>From his early days in orthopedic trauma sales to building a company around empathy and lived experience, George offers a founder's perspective on solving problems that matter and keeping patients at the center of innovation.</p>